This is the best tent for the beach. Design works well in windy conditions. This is our second easy up. We are still using the first one...over 10 years and 30 beach trips. We always clean it up and use silicone spray after each use. We expect to get at least 10 years out of the new one. We received another brand as a gift...lasted 2 days at the beach...

I've set up a lot of e-z ups in the past few years, so I know how to do it. This one is really stiff--easy to get 3/4 of the way up, then really hard the last 1/4. Even checked all the joints to make sure they weren't tightened too far.

BUT, once it's up, it's great. I used it for an art fair in a very windy place and had no problem with it at all, even left up (with legs shortened) overnight for 2 nights.

One thing I didn't think of before I used it -- because the legs slant out instead of being straight, you have to un-stake the feet before lowering the top, which was a bit more work than dropping it straight down.